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A Satellite View
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• Africa holds approximately 30% of the earth’s minerals and oil production
• Africa is the Earth’s oldest, second largest (after Asia) and second most populous (after Asia) continent
• Africa has the world’s longest river (the Nile), biggest desert (the Sahara), oldest desert (the Namib) and shortest coastline
Africa’s Facts and Figures
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Africa’s Size
# Second largest continent 11,700,000 sq. mi.
# 10% of the world’s population.
# 2 ½ times the size of the U. S.
5000
MILES
4 6 0 0 M I L E S
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Africa’s Geography
The Land
Water Resources
Climate Zones
The Plants and Animals
People
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Africa’s Geography: Climate Zones
• Africa is the world’s second driest continent (after Australia)
• Africa is the world’s hottest continent
• Africa emits only 4% of total global CO2 emissions
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Africa’s Geography: Land
• 32% of Africa’s pasture lands and 19% of its forests and woodlands are classified as degraded
• • Africa's deserts account for about
5% of Africa's land area
• Arid lands cover approximately 60% of Africa
• 10% of farm soils are prime agricultural land and more than 25% of the land has moderate to low potential for sustainable agriculture
• Forests account for over 20% of Africa’s 30 million km2 of land area
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Bodies
Of
Water
Nile River
Congo River
Zambezi River
Niger River
Orange River
Limpopo River
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Red Sea
L. Victoria
L. Albert-->
L. Chad-->
L. Tanganyika->
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den
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Africa’s Geography: Water Resources
• It is estimated that over 300 million people in Africa face water scarcity
• • Per capita water consumption in
Africa is 31m3 per year
• About 75% of the African population relies on groundwater as its major source of drinking water
• Renewable water resources for the whole of Africa amount to about 3 930 km3
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The Mighty Nile River:
“Longest River in the World”
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The Congo River Basin
# Covers 12% of thecontinent.
# Extends over 9countries.
# 2,720 miles long.
# 99% of the countryof Zaire is in theCongo River basin.
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The Niger River Basin
# Covers 7.5% of the continent.
# Extends over 10 countries.
# 2,600 miles long.
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Hydroelectric Power
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Draje
nsburg
Mts
.
Ruwenzori M
ts.
Δ Mt. Kenya
Δ Mt. Kilimanjaro
Mountains
&
Peaks
Atlas Mts.
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Mt. Kilimanjaro:Highest free-standing mountain in the world
In northern Tanzania
19, 341 feet
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The African Plateau
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Deserts Sahara Desert
Sahel
Kalahari
Desert
Nam
ib D
esert
Libyan Desert
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The Sahara Desert
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Desertification
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The Sahel
Zone of transition between desert and
savanna
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Valleys
&
Plains
Gre
at R
ift
Val
ley
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Great Rift Valley
3,700 miles long
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Africa:
The“Tropica
l”Contine
nt
Tropic of Cancer 20° N
Tropic of Capricorn20° S
Equator 0°
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West Africa: Home of our Hurricanes
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The African Savanna:
13 million sq. mi.
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African Rain Forest
# Annual rainfall of up to 17 ft.
# Rapid decomposition (very humid).
# Covers 37 countries.
# 15% of the land surface of Africa.
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Africa’s Geography: People
• In Africa is home to more than 965 million people
• More than 60% of Africa’s population is still living in rural areas
• Africa now has the fastest urban growth rate in the world
• 2.7% of Africa’s population lives within 100 km of the coast
• 56.6% of African labour force is engaged in agriculture
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Africa’s Geography: The Plants and Animals
Africa is home to world’s largest bird – the ostrich (Struthio camelus) and largest living land mammal – the African elephant
98% of Madagascar's land mammals, 92% of its reptiles, 68% of its plants and 41% of its breeding bird species exist nowhere else on Earth
Africa’s Congo Basin constitutes the second-largest area of dense tropical rain forest in the world (after the Amazonian forests of South America)